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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Northern Isles (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
173
622
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
621
991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
161
598
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
119
487
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
102
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
102
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
16
101
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
88
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
87
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Isles
2 Families width 3 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Isles
3 Genera with 3 Species
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Opodiphthera Wallengren, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1758Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Isles
3 Species
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864Emperor Gum Moth
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Northern Isles
FamilySaturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths, Giant silkworm moths, Giant-silkworm moths, Moon, Royal, Royal moths, Saturniid moths, Saturniids, Silk moths, Wild Silk Moths
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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